{{short description|South African soccer player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Use South African English|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dillan Solomons | image = | fullname = Dillan Peter Solomons | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|5|30|df=y}} | birth_place = Steenberg, Cape Town | height = 1.68 m | position = Right-back | currentclub = Kaizer Chiefs | clubnumber = 18 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2016–2017 | clubs1 = Milano United | caps1 = 23 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2017–2019 | clubs2 = Royal Eagles | caps2 = 45 | goals2 = 7 | years3 = 2019–2020 | clubs3 = Stellenbosch | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 9 | years4 = 2020–2021 | clubs4 = All Stars | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 2021–2022 | clubs5 = Moroka Swallows | caps5 = 22 | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 2022– | clubs6 = Kaizer Chiefs | caps6 = 51 | goals6 = 1 | club-update = 4 January 2026 }}

'''Dillan Solomons''' (born 30 May 1996) is a South African soccer player who plays as a right-back for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League.

==Career== He hails from Steenberg.<ref name=sandpit/> As a young player he also participated in athletics, namely sprints, long jump and triple jump. According to IOL, he was "arguably ... the fastest player in the league" in 2022.<ref name=athle>{{cite news|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/psl/kaizer-chiefs-newbie-dillan-solomons-credits-athletics-for-his-speed-and-discipline-c9d23a74-801a-408e-baf0-2ca0395aa593|title=Kaizer Chiefs newbie Dillan Solomons credits athletics for his speed and discipline|date=1 August 2022|author=Baleka, Mihlali|publisher=IOL|access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref> He recorded several placements between 5th and 8th at South African age-group championships, and finished 12th in the long jump at the 2016 South African Championships. Solomons managed to surpass the 7-metre barrier in the long jump by recording 7.06 metres in April 2016 in Germiston.<ref>{{IAAF name|14558887}}</ref>

Solomons played one year for Milano United, then two years for Royal Eagles with whom he won promotion from the 2018-19 National First Division.<ref name=sw>{{Soccerway|dillon-peter-solomons/458342|access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref> Instead of contesting the 2019-20 South African Premier Division with the Royal Eagles, in July 2019 he moved to Stellenbosch<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stellenboschfc.com/media/view/2019/07/02/%E2%80%AAwe-are-very-excited-to-welcome-dillan-solomons-to-the-stellenboschfc-family-he-is-originally-from/|title=We are very excited to welcome Dillan Solomons to the #stellenboschfc family|date=2 July 2019|publisher=Stellenbosch FC|access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref> Seeing very limited playing time, Solomons moved back to the second tier with All Stars before he was bought by Moroka Swallows as a replacement for left winger Kgaogelo Sekgota.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.snl24.com/kickoff/sanews/premiership/swallows-fc-kamaal-sait-explains-dillon-solomons-signing-20210716|title=Swallows FC Kamaal Sait explains Dillon Solomons signing|date=16 July 2021|author=Mlotha, Sipho|publisher=Kick Off|access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>

Solomons made his Premier Division breakthrough at Moroka Swallows.<ref name=sandpit>{{cite news|url=https://www.news24.com/citypress/sport/solomons-makes-a-giant-leap-from-sandpits-to-soaring-in-the-psl-20210919|title=Solomons makes a giant leap from sandpits to soaring in the PSL|date=19 September 2021|author=Mothowagae, Daniel|publisher=City Press|access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref> Manager Dylan Kerr converted him to right wing-back.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/swallows-coach-kerr-on-kaizer-chiefs-solomons-transfer-i-took-a-gamble/blt1fd9d600f230dfda|title=Swallows coach Kerr on Kaizer Chiefs' Solomons transfer: I took a gamble|date=21 June 2022|author=Ditlhobolo, Austin|publisher=Goal|access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref> Solomons was subsequently bought by Kaizer Chiefs in the summer of 2022.<ref name=athle/> Sinky Mnisi, who was the CEO of Royal AM, made a minor stir by claiming that Royal AM already had agreed to buy the player from Swallows.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/featured/mnisi-chiefs-must-sign-solomons-from-royal-am/|title=Mnisi – Chiefs Must Sign Solomons From Royal AM|date=3 August 2022|author=|publisher=iDiski Times|access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/featured/motaung-respond-to-mnisis-solomons-claims/|title=Chiefs Respond To Mnisi’s Solomons’ Claims|date=4 August 2022|author=|publisher=iDiski Times|access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/featured/solomons-opens-up-on-royal-am-debacle/|title=Solomons Opens Up On Royal AM Debacle|date=4 August 2022|author=Kohler, Lorenz|publisher=iDiski Times|access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>

Solomons was a Kaizer Chiefs regular during late 2022, but then found himself more often on the bench and suffered a dislocated shoulder in January 2023.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sabcsport.com/soccer/news/dillan-solomons-says-competition-for-places-is-a-positive-at-kaizer-chiefs|title= Dillan Solomons says competition for places is a positive at Kaizer Chiefs|date=19 February 2023|author=|publisher=SABC Sport|access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref> During the 2023&ndash;24 season, he largely fell out of use. By March 2024 Solomons had not yet started a single game. Reeve Frosler and then Zitha Kwinika were preferred in the right back position.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://farpost.co.za/2024/03/06/why-kwinika-johnson-explains-selection-over-frosler-solomons/|title= Why Kwinika? Johnson explains selection over Frosler, Solomons|date=6 March 2024|author=Mokhesi, Tokelo|publisher=FAR Post|access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life== Solomons had his first child in 2023.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sapeople.com/entertainment/kaizer-chiefs-star-dillan-solomons-welcomes-his-firstborn-baby/|title=Kaizer Chiefs star Dillan Solomons welcomes his firstborn baby|date=2 June 2023|author=Nel, Hennely|publisher=SA People|access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{Kaizer Chiefs F.C. squad}}

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